LCPS Vocab. List 3- English 9

de-

down, away, off

di-/dif-/dis-

apart, different

ex-

out of, from, former

-cracy

government by

-crat

ruler

alter-

other

ced-/cess-

yield, go

demo-

people

ego-

self

min-

small

miss-/mit(t)

to send

pon-/pos-/posit-

put

port

carry, door, port

temp-/termpor-

time

descend

to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down

deject

to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten

decline

to express courteous refusal; refuse

diverge

to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off

disengage

to release from attachment or connection

discord

lack of harmony between persons or things

exhume

to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; to remove from a grave

exhale

to emit breath or vapor; breathe out

exodus

a going our; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people

democracy

a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges

meritocracy

rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth, but for their superior talents or intellect

democrat

a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people

autocrat

a person claiming to have absolute authority

alternate

to change back and forth between conditions, states, actions, etc.

alter ego

another aspect of one's self

recede

to go or move away; retreat; to become more distant

intercede

to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate

concession

the act of yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument

demography

the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.

epidemic

rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something

egotist

a selfish person

egomania

obsession with oneself

miniscule

relating to, printed in, or written in small letters

minute

extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree

transmission

the act of sending or forwarding; dispatch; convey

submission

the act of referring a document, etc, for the consideration of someone else

correspond

to be in agreement or conformity

composition

the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole

transport

to carry, move, or convey from one place to another

portage

the act or process of transporting boats, supplies, etc, overland between navigable waterways

temporize

to come to terms; to compromise

contemporary

existing, occurring, or living at the same time